GRE Word List
ENGULF
to flow over and enclose : overwhelm
The meaning of the word engulf is to flow over and enclose : overwhelm.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| foul | offensive to the senses : loathsome |
| predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |
| hap | happening |
| demur | to take exception : object |
| revulsion | a strong pulling or drawing away : withdrawal |
| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |
| prune | a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation |
| arbiter | a person with power to decide a dispute : judge |
| slavish | of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude |
| taper | to become progressively smaller toward one end |